Many will know her as the sweet lady who worked at For-All Bible Center. To us she was "mom" or "Mimi". Dorothy "Clydene" Lawyer was born in Wentworth, Mo., on November 20, 1928, to Harry "Cotton" Lawyer and Irene "Moochie" (Miller) Lawyer. Just 15 months earlier, Clydene's brother, "Bub" was born. The two were raised in Sarcoxie and attended school there. Bub still resides in Sarcoxie. On Valentine's Day of 1947, another Sarcoxie native, Dale Palmer, placed an engagement ring on her finger and they were married New Year's Eve of that year. They enjoyed a life of 63 years together until Dale's death in September of 2011. Dale and Clydene moved to Joplin where they raised their family, a son and a daughter. She worked for 26 years at For-All Bible Center, originally on 5th and Main and then at Northpark Mall. Clydene was an active member and elder of Bethany Presbyterian Church where she was baptized. Since the late 80s, she and Dale were members of First United Methodist Church where she taught Sunday School and quilted in the Leona Little Quilting Circle. She is survived by a daughter, Vanessa Vigneaux, and a son and daughter-in-law, Rick and Maryann Palmer, all of Joplin; grandchildren, Carmi Vigneaux Hinman and husband, Brad; Johnathon Willhite; Amanda Hattery and husband, Ed; Chad Vigneaux and wife, Jamie; and Zachary Palmer. Great-grandchildren include Grace Ann and Leah Hattery, Parker and Delaney Hinman, and Bryce Vigneaux. Graveside services will be held at Sarcoxie Cemetery at 1:00 pm on Monday, September 9, with a celebration service to follow at 3:00 pm at First United Methodist Church, Joplin. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to First United Methodist Church, 501 W. 4th Street, Joplin. On-line condolences may be sent to the family through our website www.housh-goodwinfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Housh-Goodwin Funeral Home in Sarcoxie, Missouri.